About Bryant

Volunteer Opportunities at Bryant: We Need You!

Lily Chan

A key part of what makes Bryant such an amazing school is the strong tradition of parent and community support. Throughout the year, there will be a variety of volunteer opportunities for those looking to get involved with the school – with opportunities available across a wide range of interests and time commitments. If you are interested in being on the email list for upcoming volunteer needs, please fill out our volunteer interest form. Contact volunteer@bryantschool.org if you have questions or new ideas for this year!

A Message Regarding Proposed School Closures

Wacarra Yeomans

Dear Bryant Community,

By now, you have likely seen Seattle Public Schools’ two proposals for the future of our elementary schools. While Bryant will remain open, both proposals would result  in significant changes to our current boundary — resulting in the loss of nearly one-third of currently enrolled families.  We are devastated by these proposals and are determined to fight to keep our community together.

The Bryant PTSA is here to support the community — and it will take all of us to prevent this change. At Thursday’s PTSA meeting, we established a new Advocacy team which will help spearhead and organize our efforts at the local and district level.

There will be more updates and information to come, but in the meantime, we wanted to share some ways that you can advocate for our school right now.

1. Use the Let’s Talk Tool

We have been encouraged to use the Let’s Talk Tool on the district’s Well-Resourced Schools Online Hub. This tool is being tracked and responses are being collected by the district, making it one of the best ways we can begin our push-back today.

Here’s how you can use the tool:

  • Go to: https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/embed.aspx?L=PZ5K78N4B9LT
  • Click the “Boundaries and Student Assignments (WRS)” button
  • Make sure the subject line starts with “Bryant”
  • In your response, please be specific about how these proposed boundary changes will impact you, your student(s), and the Bryant community.

We have a window of opportunity now to generate as many responses as we can and show the district that Bryant is united against these boundary changes. Please submit your response as soon as you can and share this channel with other families, friends, and community members.

2. Contact District Officials and School Board Members.  Send feedback to:

3. Get Involved

Please consider lending your time and your talents to our Advocacy team. The louder we are, the more chance  we stand of convincing the district to reverse course. If you’re interested in learning more or want to discuss how you can help, email us at ptsaexec@bryantschool.org.  We stand together with you and will do everything we can to keep our amazing community together. Please share this information with anyone who may not be on the Weekly email distribution list and don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.

Sincerely,

Matt Hunt and Marika VanderSmith
Bryant PTSA Co-Presidents

2024-25 Bryant Directory – Take the survey by October 4th to be included!

Lily Chan

Stay connected to Bryant friends with the Bryant Directory. This year, the directory will again be available virtually via a password-protected document.

To be included in the Bryant Directory, scan the QR code or use the link below to complete the survey. Thanks for responding by October 4th!

If you have questions or need to edit information in the directory, please reach out to us at: bryantdirectory@gmail.com

Thank you!

Bryant Directory Team

https://bit.ly/bryantdirectory2024

Nutrition Assistance Available for Summer

Haiyen Tang
Nutrition Assistance Available for Summer
 
In the American Rescue Plan, passed in March 2021, Congress extended the Pandemic-EBT program to include the summer months. Through P-EBT, eligible school children receive temporary emergency nutrition benefits loaded on EBT cards that are used to purchase food. The program will provide money on a new or existing EBT card to help fill the summer meals gap left by the inability to access meals during the summer. 
 
 
 

IMPORTANT SHORT-TERM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR PTSA NOMINATING COMMITEE

Haiyen Tang

 

 

 

 

 

Important short-term volunteer need 

The PTSA Nominating Committee is forming now and seeking additional volunteers.  We have an amazing opportunity to support our students and community in the coming school year.  The Nominating Committee plays an essential role in April and May – working as a team to identify a diverse group of candidates to fill open roles in the PTSA Board.  Please contact volunteer@bryantschool.org to join the committee or express an interest in board leadership in 2021-2022.   

  • 3+ volunteers needed 
  • No prior experience required – WA PTA and Bryant PTSA will provide materials to get you started 
  • Representation matters!  The Nominating Committee will be seeking candidates to represent diverse perspectives from our community 
  • Timing: The committee will be formed ASAP, they will present a draft slate of candidates at the May PTSA meeting, and elections will be held at the June PTSA meeting 
  • Questions?  We’d be happy to hear from you at ptsaexec@bryantschool.org  
  • Please consider volunteering to join this short-term committee in the important work of planning for an amazing year ahead for our students, our building, and our community volunteer@bryantschool.org 

 

Bryant Parent Volunteer Information 2021

Haiyen Tang

REMOTE VOLUNTEERING
Bryant teachers would love to have your help in the remote learning model. Some examples: lead a virtual field trip to a museum or other educational venue, tech room parent-provide tech support to teachers and parents, plan/manage celebrations- holiday, birthdays, etc.

NEW BRYANT PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Hello, new Bryant Parents! We look forward to welcoming you as a volunteer. Engage in volunteer opportunities in the virtual classroom or volunteer for PTSA activities.
Go to: https://www.seattleschools.org/volunteerapplication to complete volunteer requirements and the Seattle Public Schools (SPS) online volunteer application.
All SPS volunteer information is on this website. The application process takes about 40 minutes and the online application is available in multiple languages.

RETURNING APPROVED BRYANT PARENT VOLUNTEERS
If you completed a SPS online volunteer application from 2018 to date, volunteers need to renew their background check every 2 years. If you can’t volunteer this year, your volunteer application stays in the system. When you’re ready to volunteer again, see directions below for renewing.
Volunteers will receive notification a month before their background check is due to expire.

How to log into the SPS volunteer portal and renew or update your information: